2008 Minor League Baseball Mock Draft
by John Sickels on May 10, 2008 12:57 PM EDT
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As long-time readers know, every year we do a Mock Draft the weekend befor the real draft. Here are the ground rules.
The Commissioner of the Mock Draft is me, John Sickels. I will be guided by the principle of making this as fun as possible, and as fair as possible.
Step One: Selection of Scouting Director for Each Team
I will select a scouting director for each of the 30 Major League Baseball franchises. Each scouting director will be known by their Minor League Ball community name. This is basically on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want to be a scouting director, ask. Qualifications: You MUST be available to participate in the Mock Draft, Saturday May 31st at 12:00 PM noon, central time. You must also pledge to operate the Mock Organization Diary (see below) in a fair, open, and forthright manner. Any scouting director who does not or cannot do this will be relieved of their responsibility. My tolerance level for disruptive behavior is extremely low right now and I won't hesitate to pull the plug on someone not doing their job.
Step Two: Establishment of Mock Organization Diaries
Once a Scouting Director has been officially designated by the Commissioner (me), the Scouting Director should establish a Mock Organization Diary. This should be titled: MOD Angels, or MOD Yankees, etc. In the MOD, readers who want to participate in the Mock Draft should meet to exchange ideas and information, argue, and hash out who you want to draft. Anyone can participate in the MOD, however I suggest that readers try to stick with one or two organizations. Due to the vagaries of the “fanpost” system, it may be necessary to post new MODs frequently.
Step Three: Mock Draft, Saturday, May 31st, 12:00 PM Central Time
The Mock Draft will begin on Saturday, May 31st, at 12:00 PM Central Time. It will run for five rounds. That means round 1, and the supplemental rounds, all the way through round 5. Teams will select in the order that they select in the real draft. The Scouting Director for each club will be responsible for making the choice in the connecting thread, with the thread moderated by me
Post questions and comments about the mock draft here. Do NOT post requests for Scouting Director Assignments in this thread. I will post a separate thread for that tomorrow.
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John,
The assumption on this end is that tomorrow’s information about the selection process for scouting directors won’t open the window for applications on Mothers Day. That would eliminate those of us who will be traveling tomorrow from participating in a first come/first served scenario.
Toad
by Toad on May 10, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
mother's day
I had forgotten about that factor…we won’t take applications until Monday.
by John Sickels on May 10, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a suggestion...
But, I think as much as possible, we should try to get the same scouting directors as last year to get some type of continuity. I think it would be interesting to look back in 5 years and see how each team has done.
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by parrot11 on May 10, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As much as I’d love to take advantage of using Mothers Day to become a Scouting Director…I agree with Toad. I’d recommend making it on a non-holiday so that there is a fair chance for everyone.
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by BruteSentiment on May 10, 2008 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Suggestion..Why not open this to the writers of the other blogs in this network to either do the draft/choose a knowledgable member of their blog? Might be a good way to incorporate the network.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on May 10, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WalrusMan
I am not speaking for John here, but by keeping it the way he has it more people get a say. Posters generally take into consideration what others have to say. Those who do not post here will not necessarily be tolerant of the viewpoints of the regular posters
by mtk52983 on May 10, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea of it though
It would be nice for each Scouting Director to have some sort of investment in their team. And there are fans of every team, I’m sure, on this blog. This would probably be more trouble than it’s worth, but I’d like it if the S.D. was a poster of both minorleagueball AND their team’s SBN blog. I just remember how I cringed last year when an Oakland A’s fan drafted for my Texas Rangers. Still, I can see if this is not do-able.
by naropean on May 11, 2008 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be kinda cool
To make this into a blog vs. blog kinda competition and you could compare mock farm systems to see which blog actually does a good job.
by Reddrummer9187 on May 11, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Kiely - Trinity College
This guy will be worth a selection. Plays for the only undefeated team in the nation. 36-0!
A division lll school, located in Hartford, CT.
9-0, 1.41 ERA
88-89 MPH Fastball, but here’s one of the most unbelievable stat lines you’ll ever see. One walk in 70 innings pitched. One walk!
He has three solid pitches too!
From ESPN:
Kiely, the best prospect on the team, commands his 88-89 mph fastball to all quadrants of the strike zone and has a hard, tight slider and a changeup with good fading action.
by batonball on May 11, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
scouting directors
Where can we sign up to be scouting directors?
If possible, I’d love to pick on behalf of the Blue Jays.
by ofsticksandbats on May 12, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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